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A Stare Bound in Stone (2018)
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Of Stone, Wind, & Pillor (Remastered) (2021)
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The former Queensrÿche frontman Geoff Tate has pursued an independent path out of Seattle since 2016, exploring experimental and hard rock territory far removed from progressive metal's rigid structures. His catalog is the work of a vocalist still searching for new shapes.
Geolster is a black metal project from the United Kingdom, formed in 2022. They contribute atmospheric black metal to the British underground scene.
Rhode Island's Geomancer works within the melodic progressive metal tradition, favoring patient song structures, lush arrangements, and technically accomplished playing that never loses sight of the tune. Active since 2018, they bring a thoughtful craft to a genre often dominated by flash.
Geomyth is an epic power and folk metal project from Cork, Ireland, formed in 2024 and blending the soaring melodies of power metal with folk instrumentation and mythological themes. The project explores Irish and wider mythological narratives through epic metal.
George Kollias is a death metal solo artist from Athens, active since 2015 as a solo project and internationally renowned as the drummer of Nile. His solo work showcases his compositional abilities beyond the drum kit, channeling technical death metal from the Greek capital.
George Vamvakaris is a progressive metal/shred solo artist from Athens, active since 2019. He brings guitar virtuosity and progressive metal composition from the Greek capital.
Georgios Alevrofas is a progressive metal project from Copenhagen, Denmark, formed in 2025, bringing a solo artistic vision to technical, progressive metal composition. The project is among the newest entries in the Danish progressive metal scene.
Minneapolis groove metal outfit Geostasis locks into heavy, mid-paced riffs designed to move bodies rather than just punish ears. Formed in 2021, they take the grinding momentum of the genre and weaponize it with precision.
Geostygma is a five-piece technical death metal and groove metal band from the Île-de-France region, formed in 2018, 'seeking to destroy the barriers of musical genres to extract the essence which makes us vibrate.' Their releases The Die is Cast (2018) and the single The Wise blend different emotions and grooves in an organic fusion of death, groove, and technical metal.
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